char
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Hot and dry noodles with seafood, Beijing crêpes filled with satay beef, Sichuan pancakes stuffed with char siu pork.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
Under the bill, however, insurers would be required to cover testing for lead, asbestos and other contaminants that have been found in soot, char and ash inside homes after a wildfire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
When you try to set fire to wood treated with Burnblock, the material forms a protective layer of char, explains Mr Bay-Smidt.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2025
Canadian Mike Weir in 2004 featured elk, wild boar and Arctic char.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2025
In a burnt apple pie, the char is mostly carbon.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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Avcoat is a mix of silica fibers, phenolic microballoons, and epoxy resin that chars and erodes, removing heat away.
From Barron's ● Apr. 10, 2026
For example, cooking a steak over a high heat, especially an open flame, chars the outside.
From Salon ● Aug. 10, 2023
The meat, usually chicken or lamb threaded on skewers, chars beautifully.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023
The governor recently visited Washington to talk with top officials about wildfire recovery as the largest blaze burning in the U.S. chars more tinder dry forest in northern New Mexico.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 15, 2022
Dilute acid chars paper when the paper is heated; gives a white precipitate with nitrate or chloride of barium, and is entirely volatilized by heat.
From Aids to Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by W. G. Aitchison (William George Aitchison ) Robertson
In 2015, he demonstrated the successful digital unrolling of a charred scroll recovered from a synagogue that burned around 600 C.E.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 26, 2026
The footage appears to show a charred stretch of desert, with parts seen resembling wings and an engine from an F-15.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
At the base of the charred pine are dozens of bouquets — roses, daisies and white lilies.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
Back at Cannock Chase, the small team is working to try and restore the charred landscape and also improve fire breaks and access for fire engines for when the next wildfire season starts.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2026
Then I hold the compass to my belly button, get the red line to match up with north, and follow that through the charred remnants of Rockledge Park until I hit the firebreak.
From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz
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Which explains the recycling of the Artemis I heat shield, despite the charring incurred, albeit with a modified re-entry approach intended to reduce the stress on the module.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026
Modelling suggests this should reduce the heating and loads that caused extra charring, but this will be the first time the revised descent is flown with a crew.
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2026
As quickly as the Sunset fire started charring through Runyon Canyon in the Hollywood Hills on Wednesday evening, an AI-generated photo of the Hollywood sign ablaze was rapidly circulating on social media.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025
I also love charring sautéed vegetables on high heat with soy sauce, using that nice, charred aroma to flavor them.
From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024
Around the edges, me and Jay’s book-shoes are charring.
From "Paradise on Fire" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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